In our health care system, if you have a slew of physicians and a willing patient, almost any sort of terrible excess can occur. Source: NYT > Health | 12 Mar 2008 | 12:09 pm
A multicenter phase III clinical trial has reported that the drug letrozole cuts the risk of breast cancer recurrence by 63 percent and the risk of cancer spread by 61 percent in postmenopausal women with early-stage disease who completed five years of tamoxifen therapy one to seven years earlier. The study is being published online March 10 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO). Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) are wagging a finger at currently held notions about the way digits are formed.Studying the embryonic chick foot, the developmental biologists have come up with a model that explains how digits grow and why each digit is different from the others. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
On the heels of a comprehensive new report showing that colorectal cancer is a highly preventable disease, the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) is spotlighting the specific changes that could save millions of lives. According to the AICR Expert Report, risk for colorectal cancer is greatly influenced by everyday choices about diet and physical activity. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
The Stroke Association is warning the public of the dangers of binge drinking and how it can increase your risk of brain damage from a stroke. The warning comes at the start of Brain Awareness Week 2008. Binge drinking can raise blood pressure to dangerously high levels and is a major risk factor for stroke. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Registered nurses will hold a press conference Wednesday to talk about the victory for employee rights, patient care protections, and workplace democracy - and the options now for Cincinnati area RNs - following the announcement today that Catholic Healthcare Partners chain and its hand-picked union, Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
The Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney, T.D., published new data showing that the number of people with Medical Cards and GP Visit cards was up in every region of the country since January 2006. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Nurses and Patients Led Two-year Campaign to Save Facility - Awaiting Final Details from SutterNurses at Sutter Medical Center Santa Rosa hailed the victory of their campaign to stop Sutter Health from closing the facility, a former county hospital that is essential to the public health of Sonoma County. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Rather than improving motorist safety, red-light cameras significantly increase crashes and are a ticket to higher auto insurance premiums, researchers at the University of South Florida College of Public Health conclude. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Government policy is to develop and improve health services in all regions of the country and to ensure quality and patient safety. An important function of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) is the setting of standards on safety and quality and to monitor compliance on the part of the HSE and service providers with these standards in an open and transparent way. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
A coalition led by the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (NAPH), the American Hospital Association (AHA), the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and supported by the National Association of Children's Hospitals (N.A.C.H. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
A plastic surgeon wanted in Australia in connection with the deaths of three patients has been arrested in the US. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Mar 2008 | 10:12 am
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Foreign donors who have propped up Indonesia's fight against AIDS/HIV are poised to slash their funding programs, partly because they now consider Indonesia a... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Mar 2008 | 9:48 am
Children’s advocates contend that an Ohio hospital went too far by naming a department after Abercrombie & Fitch in exchange for a $10 million donation. Source: NYT > Health | 12 Mar 2008 | 6:58 am
An F.D.A. advisory committee will consider placing further limits on the use of the Amgen drugs Epogen and Aranesp and the Johnson & Johnson drug Procrit. Source: NYT > Health | 12 Mar 2008 | 6:03 am
Aetna plans to provide the service, SmartSource, free to its customers, saying it wants to help people manage their own health care. Source: NYT > Health | 12 Mar 2008 | 5:46 am
The California Nurses Association sent organizers to the state to break up an unusual deal between the Service Employees International Union and nine hospitals. Source: NYT > Health | 12 Mar 2008 | 5:14 am
Experts investigate after three young children die and more than 30 show flu-like symptoms in Hong Kong. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Mar 2008 | 5:06 am
A team of computer security researchers says it was able to gain wireless access to a combination heart defibrillator and pacemaker. Source: NYT > Health | 12 Mar 2008 | 4:02 am
Doubts are raised over MRSA screening after a study suggests it may not significantly reduce infections. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Mar 2008 | 1:12 am
Scientists have discovered how a bacterium which causes pneumonia has become resistant to penicillin. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Mar 2008 | 12:51 am
Differences in how schizophrenic people use their brain may explain why they can have memory problems. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Mar 2008 | 12:09 am
If you live in the United States and like spicy tuna rolls, Puerto Rican roast pork or Thai noodles, there is a good chance you are eating, and enjoying, MSG. Source: NYT > Health | 11 Mar 2008 | 11:26 pm
An interventional cohort study does not support the recommendation for universal screening on hospital admission for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in surgical patients. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Mar 2008 | 10:00 pm
A survey released last week by the American College of Chest Physicians' Sleep Institute indicates that most physicians report needing at least 7 hours of sleep per night, yet they only get 6.5 hours on average. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Mar 2008 | 9:53 pm
Metabolic syndrome may be a "predisposing factor for the development of depression," Finnish researchers report in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry for February. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Mar 2008 | 9:49 pm
Clostridium difficile infection in hospitalized patients is associated with greater morbidity and mortality in those with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) than in patients without IBD, according to a report in the February issue of Gut. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Mar 2008 | 9:47 pm
Maximal doses of rosuvastatin are more effective than maximal doses of atorvastatin in lowering direct LDL cholesterol and small dense LDL cholesterol, according to a report in the February 1st issue of the American Journal of Cardiology. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Mar 2008 | 9:43 pm
WellPoint Inc may have just shot down any investor hopes that U.S. health insurers could be a safe place to put their money in a troubled economy. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Mar 2008 | 9:41 pm
High levels of estrogen contribute to an increased risk for disease recurrence among postmenopausal women who have been previously treated for early-stage breast cancer. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Mar 2008 | 9:00 pm
A randomized controlled trial shows that an electronic screening and brief intervention are effective for up to 12 months in reducing hazardous drinking in patients aged 17 to 29 years. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Mar 2008 | 9:00 pm
A study shows that higher anticholinergic scale scores are associated with statistically significantly increased risk for anticholinergic adverse effects in older patients. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Mar 2008 | 9:00 pm
Breast arterial calcifications seen on mammograms could one day be used to indicate a woman's risk for coronary artery disease, according to a study. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Mar 2008 | 9:00 pm
When researchers set out to see if they could prove any of the claims about aromatherapy in the lab, most did not pan out. Source: NYT > Health | 11 Mar 2008 | 6:15 pm
At least one in four teenage girls in the US has a sexually transmitted disease, a study finds. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Mar 2008 | 4:08 pm
Shops and factories in the Afghan province of Herat join a doctors' strike to demand better security. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Mar 2008 | 4:06 pm
Let's face it: There's no body part women obsess about more than breasts -- their size, shape, sag factor, and whether those strange pains stem from monthly PMS hormones or something more ominous, like breast cancer. Here's the latest on how to keep your breasts healthy and looking great -- now and in the years to come.
The Independent - London March 11, 2008 The recent shocking spate of teenage suicides has focused attention on the mental health and wellbeing of our children. On all the available evidence, we have cause for concern. Parents worry about their children's happiness, teachers worry about the pressure on their pupils to succeed, and the Government is so... Source: PsycPORT.com | 11 Mar 2008 | 1:26 pm
